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Thirty-Seven shootings in 1 weekend?

And no witnesses. But really, come on now. Would you be a witness? I wouldn’t. Why? Someone would shoot me. If they didn’t shoot me, they’d shoot someone in my family. Fuck that.

I really don’t mean to be glib about this, but what this city needs is Batman. Vigilante justice.

Either that or we do what we’ve done elsewhere in the hemisphere and what we’re quietly doing now in Iraq. Choose a few criminal organizations, then have the state, local and even the federal government train, equip and organize them into a hegemonic force. If each neighborhood has a well established and untouchable mafia style crime organization, violence will initially spike as the war heats up, then drop off as the competition disappears. The mob has done wonders for neighborhoods like South Philly. The next mayor should work off of that model. It worked for Chile and it can work here too.

Once a monopoly of violence is established in each section of the city, this wild west shit will disappear and quality of life will improve dramatically. It’s basic political theory.

Of course, we can’t have this go on permanently. The federal government will have to step in to keep things in ultimate check. Eventually the FBI will have to dismantle these crime organizations. Fortunately by the time that’s done, the neighborhoods will have stabilized and democracy will have taken root. And that’s all for now.